Deputy Service Manager

Deputy Service Manager
Location: Stroud
Discipline: Care and Support
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Benefits: 33 days annual leave (including 8 days statutory bank holidays); Training to obtain your Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management; Wellbeing Services, Digital GP, Mental Health Support; Confidential Counselling and Support Platform; Free life assurance - 3 x your annual salary; Care Friends
Expiry date: 01 Mar 2024 23:59
Hft is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support, they need to live the best life possible. We are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate and align with our values.
About the role
As a Deputy Service Manager for our Supported Living services at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. Supporting the Service Manager, you will be responsible for nurturing and inspiring those coming to work for Hft to help ensure we have the best staff teams offering great support services. This role also offers great opportunities for career progression to help you develop your knowledge and skills.
You will support the Service Manager to manage and ensure the delivery of the service’s key quality and safety priorities by holding delegated responsibility in key areas of the day-to-day running of the supported living activity/service. You will also have delegated responsibility for the direct supervision and line management of a team of support workers. As a senior member of the team, you will promote and lead good practice at all times, doing all you can to make sure that the people we support and their colleagues come to no harm and that the people we support are satisfied with the level of support they receive by acting as an exemplary role model.
About you
• You will have significant, recent experience at a front-line management level in field of learning disabilities in regulated services which may have included being a Registered Manager
• You will have knowledge of legislation and guidance relating to adults with learning disabilities, CQC regulations and Health and Safety issues.
• You need good IT skills and experience of maintaining records to be a success in this role.
• You need to hold a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care or hold a level 3 diploma and be willing to undertake this level 5 apprenticeship qualification within an agreed reasonable timescale of 18 months as part of a development plan.
• You will have the ability to lead and manage people and be a role model in all aspects of people leadership especially performance.
• A full UK driving licence, with access to your own vehicle, is essential for the role.
As a Deputy Service Manager, flexibility is important for both you and for the service. You will be required to do on-call shifts during out of office hours. You will be expected to work 20% of your total weekly hours on shift across your assigned services and will be able to role model all aspects of a support worker role duties and responsibilities.
You may have experience in the following: Assistant Service Manager, Supportive Living Coordinator, Deputy Care Manager, Support Services Supervisor, Care Team Leader, Assistant Manager, Learning Disabilities Support, Deputy Support Service Leader, Supportive Living Deputy Supervisor, Care Operations Assistant Manager, Assistant Director of Support Services, etc.
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